Property Record
1201 STEWART AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Marathon Park - Stone Monument |
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Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 224827 |
Location (Address): | 1201 STEWART AVE |
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County: | Marathon |
City: | Wausau |
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Year Built: | 1939 |
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Survey Date: | 2013 |
Historic Use: | monument |
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Wall Material: | Granite Stone |
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Other Buildings On Site: | Y |
Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | This boulder commemorates August Kickbusch and Brandbury Plumer, who donated the land for the establishment of the county fairgrounds in 1867. The stone bears a bronze plaque with the statemwnt "this fairground site donated to the Marathon County Agricultural Society for the benefit of the citizens of Marathon county by August Kickbusch and B.G. Plumer January 28 1867." |
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Bibliographic References: | "Local Pioneers Who Donated Marathon Park to Community Honored by Monument, Plaque," Wausau Daily Record-Herald, June 27, 1939. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |